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When Peter Ngo is not at the John Varvatos store on Newtown Lane, he might be jetting off to Los Angeles, Detroit, or Milan for a company event. His paintings mix moody landscapes and seascapes with surrealist imagery, as seen below.
Durell Godfrey

Peter Ngo and his date, S. Jessie, right, hung out with John Varvatos and Marilyn Manson at a Ringo Starr concert in Los Angeles.

Original posts and beams are revealed in a series of cutouts in a walDurell Godfrey

The black ceiling of the sitting room reflects the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the interior seem twice as tall. Durell Godfrey

An original post and beam bisect an otherwise updated living room. The original fireplace was retained. Durell Godfrey

The house was lifted to allow an 11-foot-deep foundation and living space in a new lower level.Don Ashby

The old staircase and the back of the original brick fireplace were retained in an otherwise renovated center hallway. At right: A photograph taken during the reconstruction dramatizes the conjunction of old and new framing. Don Ashby